Sheffield United 1-2 Wigan Athletic: result and report
Premier League · Sunday 13 May 2007
Result
Sheffield United 1-2 Wigan Athletic
Premier League · Sunday 13 May 2007, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-2
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Sheffield United 1-2 Wigan Athletic: match report
Sheffield United were beaten by Wigan Athletic 1-2 in the Premier League on Sunday 13 May 2007. It was 1-2 at half-time.
Paul Scharner opened the scoring in the 14th minute. Sheffield United's goal came from Jon Stead (38'). Wigan Athletic scored through Paul Scharner (14') and David Unsworth (45', penalty).
Discipline: Sheffield United received 3 yellow cards; Wigan Athletic received 5 yellow cards and 1 red card.
Going into the game Sheffield United were 16th on 38 points from 37 and Wigan Athletic 18th on 35 points from 37. Sheffield United went on to finish that season 18th with 38 points, and Wigan Athletic 17th with 38.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Sheffield United win, 0 draws and 0 for Wigan Athletic.
Going into the match Sheffield United's last five read L-W-D-L-W and Wigan Athletic's L-L-L-D-D.
Key events
- 14'Goal · Paul Scharner
- 19'Yellow card · Derek Geary
- 33'Yellow card · Christian Nadé
- 38'Goal · Jon Stead
- 45'Penalty goal · David Unsworth
- 45'Yellow card · Phil Jagielka
- 45'Yellow card · Josip Skoko
- 55'Yellow card · Lee McCulloch
- 74'Second yellow · Lee McCulloch
- 78'Yellow card · Paul Scharner
- 81'Yellow card · Antonio Valencia
- 90+3'Yellow card · Caleb Folan
Head-to-head
Team news
Sheffield United expected line-up
Paddy Kenny, Phil Jagielka, Claude Davis, Chris Armstrong, Robert Kozluk, Keith Gillespie, Rob Hulse, Chris Morgan, Mikele Leigertwood, Michael Tonge
Wigan Athletic line-up
Mike Pollitt, Arjan de Zeeuw, Antonio Valencia, Emmerson Orlando Boyce, Ryan Taylor, Leighton Baines, Kevin Kilbane, Denny Landzaat, Paul Scharner, Emile Heskey, Lee McCulloch